What are the main factors that influence a Geophysicist's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Geophysicist's salary?

A Geophysicist's salary grows with experience: starting around $97,696 for beginners, reaching about $139,783 at mid-level, and approach $189,775 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Geophysicist?

Geophysicist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Geophysicist roles are District of Columbia $125,389, California $124,914, Massachusetts $123,249. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Geophysicist roles make?

Salaries for Geophysicist level roles vary by specialization: Chief Geophysicist: $192,200; Expert Geophysicist: $192,110; Geophysicist V: $192,103; Specialist Geophysicist: $156,300; Geophysicist IV: $156,295.

Geophysicist Salary in Vermont

How much does a Geophysicist make in Vermont? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Geophysicist in Vermont is $111,154 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $53.

However, a Geophysicist's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $127,854
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $100,889 to $119,895
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $91,544

10% $91,544

50% (Median) $111,154

90% $127,854

Geophysicist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$119,895	$9,991	$2,306	$58
Average	$111,154	$9,263	$2,138	$53
25th Percentile	$100,889	$8,407	$1,940	$49

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Key Factors That Influence Geophysicist Salaries

A Geophysicist's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Geophysicist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Geophysicist's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $97,696
Early Career (1-2 years): $109,333
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $139,783
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $154,401
Expert (over 8 years): $189,775

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Geophysicist I	less than 1 year	$97,696
Geophysicist	1-2 years	$109,333
Geophysicist III	2-4 years	$139,783
Geophysicist IV	5-8 years	$154,401
Geophysicist V	over 8 years	$189,775

How Do Geophysicist Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Geophysicists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $125,389.
California: $124,914.
Massachusetts: $123,249.

District of Columbia $125,389 California $124,914 Massachusetts $123,249 Washington $122,796 New Jersey $122,751 Alaska $122,592 Connecticut $121,029 New York $120,395

Hawaii $118,368 Rhode Island $117,417 Maryland $116,771 Minnesota $115,888 Colorado $115,548 Illinois $115,435 Oregon $115,004 Delaware $114,687

New Hampshire $114,488 Virginia $114,042 Pennsylvania $112,739 Nevada $112,083 North Dakota $111,867 Michigan $111,528 Wisconsin $111,403 Vermont $111,154

Texas $110,463 Maine $110,418 Arizona $110,350 Ohio $110,271 Georgia $109,229 Indiana $108,708 Wyoming $108,606 Utah $108,447

Iowa $108,379 Kansas $107,836 Louisiana $107,677 North Carolina $107,621 Missouri $107,598 Florida $107,156 Montana $106,918 Nebraska $106,692

Kentucky $106,567 South Carolina $106,114 Tennessee $105,831 Idaho $105,718 New Mexico $104,891 Oklahoma $104,710 Alabama $104,042 South Dakota $102,921

Arkansas $102,309 West Virginia $101,981 Mississippi $100,995

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Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Adamant: $113,776
Barre: $113,947
Cabot: $113,696

Adamant, VT $113,776

Barre, VT $113,947

Cabot, VT $113,696

Calais, VT $113,796

East Barre, VT $113,773

East Calais, VT $113,776

East Montpelier, VT $113,851

Eden, VT $113,701

Eden Mills, VT $113,598

Graniteville, VT $113,940

Hyde Park, VT $113,868

Johnson, VT $114,012

Lake Elmore, VT $113,742

Marshfield, VT $113,716

Moretown, VT $114,020

Morrisville, VT $114,007

Moscow, VT $114,064

Northfield, VT $113,881

Northfield Falls, VT $114,413

North Hyde Park, VT $113,861

North Montpelier, VT $113,746

Plainfield, VT $113,730

Roxbury, VT $113,538

South Barre, VT $114,079

Waterbury, VT $114,053

Stowe, VT $114,069

Waitsfield, VT $114,006

Warren, VT $113,793

Washington, VT $113,571

Waterbury Center, VT $114,050

Websterville, VT $113,922

Williamstown, VT $113,789

Wolcott, VT $113,727

Woodbury, VT $113,615

Worcester, VT $113,728

Rutland, VT $113,725

Belmont, VT $113,374

Benson, VT $113,372

Bomoseen, VT $113,551

Brandon, VT $113,635

Bridport, VT $113,648

Castleton, VT $113,573

Center Rutland, VT $113,651

Chittenden, VT $113,389

Cuttingsville, VT $113,350

Danby, VT $113,543

East Middlebury, VT $113,710

East Poultney, VT $113,556

East Wallingford, VT $113,432

Fair Haven, VT $113,473

Florence, VT $113,434

Forest Dale, VT $113,640

Gaysville, VT $112,918

Granville, VT $113,452

Hancock, VT $113,434

Hydeville, VT $113,565

Killington, VT $113,421

Middlebury, VT $113,885

Middletown Springs, VT $113,495

Mount Holly, VT $113,389

North Clarendon, VT $113,556

Orwell, VT $113,543

Pawlet, VT $113,584

Pittsfield, VT $113,487

Pittsford, VT $113,596

Poultney, VT $113,574

Proctor, VT $113,700

Ripton, VT $113,568

Rochester, VT $113,509

Rupert, VT $113,498

Salisbury, VT $113,679

Shoreham, VT $113,583

Stockbridge, VT $113,382

Wallingford, VT $113,443

Wells, VT $113,589

West Pawlet, VT $113,627

West Rupert, VT $113,600

West Rutland, VT $113,531

Whiting, VT $113,588

Saint Johnsbury, VT $113,710

Albany, VT $113,644

Barnet, VT $113,589

Barton, VT $113,632

Beebe Plain, VT $113,666

Concord, VT $113,481

Coventry, VT $113,798

Craftsbury, VT $113,677

Craftsbury Common, VT $113,683

Danville, VT $113,614

Derby, VT $113,666

Derby Line, VT $113,581

East Burke, VT $113,577

East Charleston, VT $113,589

East Hardwick, VT $113,650

East Haven, VT $113,329

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $113,708

Glover, VT $113,598

Granby, VT $113,190

Greensboro, VT $113,559

Greensboro Bend, VT $113,632

Hardwick, VT $113,757

Irasburg, VT $113,603

Island Pond, VT $113,418

Lowell, VT $113,565

Lower Waterford, VT $113,695

Lyndon, VT $113,675

Lyndon Center, VT $113,803

Lyndonville, VT $113,679

Morgan, VT $113,474

Newport, VT $113,734

Newport Center, VT $113,589

North Concord, VT $113,292

North Troy, VT $113,605

Orleans, VT $113,562

Passumpsic, VT $113,717

Peacham, VT $113,488

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $113,720

Sheffield, VT $113,519

Sutton, VT $113,509

Troy, VT $113,616

West Burke, VT $113,585

West Charleston, VT $113,532

West Danville, VT $113,620

Westfield, VT $113,530

West Glover, VT $113,608

Averill, VT $112,947

Beecher Falls, VT $113,679

Canaan, VT $113,396

Gilman, VT $113,896

Guildhall, VT $113,247

Lunenburg, VT $113,494

Norton, VT $113,173

North Bennington, VT $114,437

North Pownal, VT $114,668

Pownal, VT $114,733

White River Junction, VT $113,695

Ascutney, VT $113,748

Barnard, VT $113,437

Bethel, VT $113,507

Bradford, VT $113,626

Bridgewater, VT $113,554

Bridgewater Corners, VT $113,328

Brookfield, VT $113,618

Brownsville, VT $113,556

Chelsea, VT $113,553

Corinth, VT $113,522

East Corinth, VT $113,569

East Randolph, VT $113,591

East Ryegate, VT $113,492

East Thetford, VT $113,633

Fairlee, VT $113,511

Groton, VT $113,541

Hartford, VT $113,991

Hartland, VT $113,592

Hartland Four Corners, VT $113,588

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $113,880

Newbury, VT $113,528

North Hartland, VT $113,673

North Pomfret, VT $113,478

North Thetford, VT $113,631

Norwich, VT $113,608

Plymouth, VT $113,247

Post Mills, VT $113,606

Quechee, VT $113,724

Randolph, VT $113,703

Randolph Center, VT $113,645

Reading, VT $113,341

Sharon, VT $113,505

South Pomfret, VT $113,396

South Royalton, VT $113,538

South Ryegate, VT $113,560

South Strafford, VT $113,532

South Woodstock, VT $113,369

Strafford, VT $113,434

Taftsville, VT $113,733

Thetford, VT $113,633

Thetford Center, VT $113,514

Topsham, VT $113,480

Tunbridge, VT $113,502

Vershire, VT $113,448

Wells River, VT $113,568

West Fairlee, VT $113,777

West Hartford, VT $113,480

West Newbury, VT $113,524

West Topsham, VT $113,571

Wilder, VT $113,996

Windsor, VT $113,639

Woodstock, VT $113,499

Bellows Falls, VT $113,914

Cambridgeport, VT $113,784

Cavendish, VT $113,405

Chester, VT $113,519

Chester Depot, VT $113,478

Grafton, VT $113,432

Londonderry, VT $113,636

Ludlow, VT $113,464

North Springfield, VT $113,861

Perkinsville, VT $113,551

Peru, VT $113,517

Proctorsville, VT $113,425

Saxtons River, VT $113,890

South Londonderry, VT $113,707

Springfield, VT $113,805

Westminster, VT $113,913

Westminster Station, VT $113,921

Weston, VT $113,401

Shaftsbury, VT $114,301

Brattleboro, VT $114,146

Bondville, VT $113,674

East Dover, VT $113,905

Jacksonville, VT $114,191

Jamaica, VT $113,676

Marlboro, VT $114,711

Newfane, VT $113,830

Putney, VT $113,806

Readsboro, VT $114,725

South Newfane, VT $113,870

Stamford, VT $114,642

Townshend, VT $113,727

Vernon, VT $114,495

Wardsboro, VT $113,810

West Dover, VT $113,996

West Dummerston, VT $113,858

West Halifax, VT $114,034

West Townshend, VT $113,574

West Wardsboro, VT $113,576

Whitingham, VT $114,150

Williamsville, VT $113,858

Wilmington, VT $114,081

Burlington, VT $114,393

South Burlington, VT $114,386

Winooski, VT $114,393

Colchester, VT $114,393

Alburgh, VT $113,822

Bakersfield, VT $113,991

Belvidere Center, VT $113,577

Bristol, VT $114,015

Cambridge, VT $114,150

Charlotte, VT $114,238

East Berkshire, VT $113,881

East Fairfield, VT $114,051

Enosburg Falls, VT $113,736

Essex, VT $114,306

Essex Junction, VT $114,314

Fairfax, VT $114,158

Fairfield, VT $114,049

Ferrisburgh, VT $114,111

Franklin, VT $113,743

Grand Isle, VT $114,170

Highgate Center, VT $113,839

Highgate Springs, VT $113,897

Hinesburg, VT $114,235

Huntington, VT $114,149

Isle La Motte, VT $113,964

Jeffersonville, VT $114,073

Jericho, VT $114,210

Jonesville, VT $114,234

Milton, VT $114,265

Monkton, VT $114,144

Montgomery, VT $113,736

Montgomery Center, VT $113,598

New Haven, VT $114,001

North Ferrisburgh, VT $114,162

North Hero, VT $114,049

Richford, VT $113,717

Richmond, VT $114,223

Saint Albans, VT $114,099

Saint Albans Bay, VT $114,085

Shelburne, VT $114,342

Sheldon, VT $113,964

Sheldon Springs, VT $114,243

South Hero, VT $114,273

Starksboro, VT $114,081

Swanton, VT $113,943

Underhill, VT $114,184

Underhill Center, VT $114,188

Vergennes, VT $113,966

Waterville, VT $114,004

Westford, VT $114,241

Williston, VT $114,327

Montpelier, VT $113,928

Bennington, VT $114,521

Arlington, VT $114,118

Dorset, VT $113,674

East Arlington, VT $113,631

East Dorset, VT $113,676

Manchester, VT $113,983

Manchester Center, VT $113,908

Geophysicist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Geophysicist's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$100,889

Average $111,154/year

$119,895

$8,407

Average $9,263/month

$9,991

$1,940

Average $2,138/week

$2,306

$49

Average $53/hour

$58

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$119,895	$9,991	$2,306	$58
Average	$111,154	$9,263	$2,138	$53
25th Percentile	$100,889	$8,407	$1,940	$49

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